According to the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean Armed Forces, Pyongyang's regular missile launch took place in 23. 41 local time (17. 41 MSK) in the province of Chaganda, reports RIA Novosti.. The rocket launched in the direction of the Sea of ??Japan flew about 45 minutes and fell in the exclusive economic zone of Japan, the secretary-general of the Japanese Cabinet of Ministers, Yoshihide Suga. According to him, information about the damage has not yet been received.

Yoshihide Suga announced to the NHK television channel that the missile launch of the DPRK is a clear violation of the UN Security Council resolutions. In this regard, Tokyo expressed a strong protest to Pyongyang.

The Pentagon also recorded the launch of the ballistic missile of the DPRK and intends to provide more detailed information soon.

About the preparation for the new test, the US military department warned earlier - it was expected that the next missile launch would be timed to the end of the Korean War, which is celebrated in the DPRK on July 27.

The authorities of Japan and South Korea convene an emergency meeting of the National Security Councils of both countries. As the Secretary General of the Japanese Cabinet of Ministers, Tokyo considers a new test in the DPRK as a clear violation of the UN Security Council resolution and expresses strong protest against the actions of Pyongyang.

This is the fourteenth test conducted by North Korea in 2017.